The Pauri district deputy election officer (Panchayat) and chief development officer Navneet Pandey has said that all the arrangements for the three tier panchayat election in the district have been almost completed and four training camps have been conducted so far for officials on poll duty.
Pandey said that 10 presiding officers and polling officers didn't turn up for the last training workshop so they will be given a last chance to attend training on June 6 and if they fail to do so then an FIR will be lodged against them.
Pandey said that the Government employees deputed on poll duty for the panchayat election have already been informed that it is mandatory to attend the training programmes and that action would be taken against those found absent from the training. Inspite of this 10 presiding officers and polling officers didn't attend the training workshop.These include GIC Chakisain lecturer Ram Vishesh Yadav, GIC Mohanchatti lecturer Suresh Chandra, GIC Badadanda lecturer Vinod Kumar Mishra, ITI Thalisain principal in-charge Shiv Charan Gusain, high school Harshu Devidhar headmaster Om Prakash, GIC Chakisain assistant teacher Virendra Rawat, GIC Palilangur assistant teacher Ashok Kumar, GIC Kholachouri assistant teacher Amit Bisht, Rajbat high school assistant teacher Sanjay Dhyani and GIC Gangabhogpur assistant teacher Naresh Kumar Pundir. These government employees have been directed to attend the training workshop on June 6. A total of 6,500 employees have been deployed on poll duty and 1,290 polling centres have been established in the district for the Panchayat polls.
Pandey informed that there are 15 blocks in Pauri district. Election will be conducted for 6,823 Gram Panchayat member posts, 1,212 Gram Panchayat Pradhan posts, 398 block development council member posts and 42 district panchayat member posts.